Nazi Aims in Balkans Prompt Romanian Rescue Warnings
The report notes Nazi moves to seal a Balkan defense, with Hitler seeking to kidnap Romanian leaders and old suspicions of Antonescu rising. British radio warned Romanian leaders of German intentions, while Hungary’s regent and Admiral Nicholas plotted responses amid Yugoslav and Hungarian forces.
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Smith Whiten
Hitler
Hungary
Ion Antonescu
Nicholas
Spee
Antonescu
INS
Germany
Rumania
Romania
Nicholas Kally
Tito
Soviet Troops Break Toward Romanian Frontier in Ukraine
Moscow reports spearheads of the Red Army drive within 25 miles of the Prut border as German defenses fail around Kovel. In wide actions along the Ukraine front, Soviets claim gains at Mogilev Podolski and Pervomaisk with heavy German casualties, prisoners, and large booty.
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London
Red Army
Prut River
Rumania
Mogilev Podolski
Moscow
Berin
Tarno- Sok Ivedmeser
Vinnitsa
Yarishev
Kurilovtsky-Murovanny
Gregory K. Zhukov
Kremenets
Lwow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Pervomaisk
Vosnesensk
Odessa
Nikolaev
Bug River
Bug
Malinovsky
Jap Resistance Stiffening as Allied Troops Hit Border
Allied reports indicate stronger Japanese resistance across the Burmese front as troops advance toward Imphal near the Indian border. The communique noted activity along the Maungdaw coast, Arakan foothills, and Mayu range with ongoing air operations on Chindwin, Chin hills, and Kaladan fronts. In North Burma fighting persisted in the Mogaung valley after Huayones action, while Japanese forces remained northeast of Shadurup.
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New Delhi
Imphal
Maungdaw
Arakan
Mayu
Chindwin Valley
Chin Hills
Kaladan
Burma
Mogaung
Huayones
Shadurup
India
1000 RAF Planes Hit Frankfurt In Major Raid
London dispatch details a second straight RAF night raid targeting Frankfurt with about 1000 bombers and fighters. US forces supported by 508 Fortresses and Liberators struck Brunswick Werl Achmer Handorf as Berlin endured “violent” air battles. German pilots reported heavy losses while Mosquitoes harassed Berlin. Marauders attacked Cheil in France.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Frankefurt
Germany
Brunswick
Werl
Essen
Achmer
Oldenburg
Handorf
U. S. Army Air Force
Berlin
Stim
Cheil
France
Russia
Churchill Faces Parliament On Atlantic Charter Pledge
The article reports Churchill addressing Parliament about Atlantic Charter principles and self determination. It notes allied support and ongoing consultations with major partners, highlighting concern in the Middle East and the Orient and the dangers seen in enforcing the declaration’s aims.
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Tioner
Churchill
Middle East
Orient
Hull Hints Of Break With Finns
Secretary of State Hull said US hopes Finland may still move away from Germany and would not confirm that Russo Finnish peace talks had ended. He noted relations with Finland remain precarious as negotiations continue, keeping the possibility of breaking relations open.
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Washington
Hull
Russia
Finland
United States
Germany
Helsinki
Labor Election Set For Concord Mill
The National Labor Relations Board announced it dismissed a petition by the Textile Workers Union of America to be certified as representative of Peck Manufacturing Company workers in Warrenton North Carolina and ordered an election within 30 days at Stead and Co Concord North Carolina to decide if TWUA should be certified as representative.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Peck Manufacturing Company
Warrenton
N. C
Critical Industry Deferment Policy For Men Under 26
Washington reports the War Production Board and military agencies will defer only those under 26 in essential industries rated as critical and urgent for invasion weaponry. A draft-guidance letter by C. E. Wilson outlines strict rules for manufacturers and state draft directors to determine which young workers may be postponed, with focus on acting craft, ducks, synthetic rubber and 100 octane fuels.
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Washington
Mar
War Production Board
Army and Navy
C. E. Wilson
WPB
Army, Navy and War Manpower Commission
FDR Out of Office Still Has Bad Cold
For the fourth consecutive day President Roosevelt remained away from his office as his head cold showed improvement. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said the president would work from the White House residence and call in anyone if needed.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
MacArthurs Cut Off And Let Starve Policy Crippling Japs
Allied forces press the cut off strategy against Japan in the Pacific. Leap frog landings in the Bismarck Archipelago and sinking of Japanese cargo ships threaten supply lifelines. Mar ine forces secure Emirau and Elomusao as Rabaul and Kavieng are pinched, starving Nippon troops.
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MacArthur
Allied
Southwest Pacific
Bismarck Archipelago
Japan
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Central
New Guinea
Hollandia
Wewak
Solomons
New Britain
New Ireland
St. Matthias Islands
Emirau Island
Elomusao
Bismarck Sea
Rabaul
Kavieng
Search for Amelia Earhart Renewed by Marshall Islands Note
Marshall Islands report says Japan offered to search the area for Earhart and Noonan in 1937 while U S ships conducted a wide search. An atoll native claimed a Jap trader heard word of a plane crash and said the woman was taken toward Japan.
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Marshall Islands
U. S
Lexington
Colorado
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Fred Noonan
Associated Press
Elien
Eugene Fan
East 72Nd Street
New York City
Atoll
Ajima
Jaluit
Japan
America
Marshalls
Governess Slept Through Lonergan Murder Trial Testimony
In New York on March 23, a governess named Elizabeth Black testified she slept from 10:30 p m until morning while Patricia Lonergan was battered and strangled in an East Side apartment. Marine Captain Peter Elser later broke in and found the body, after a call from Patricia Lonergan’s mother, Mrs Lucille Burton.
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New York
Wayne Lonergan
RCAF
Elizabeth ‘Black
Peter Elser
Patricia Lonergan
Elser
East Side
Lucille Burlton
FDR Proclaims April 6 Army Day in 1940
President Roosevelt proclaims April 6 as Army Day to honor soldiers and urges civilians to rededicate to producing arms and equipment for the war effort until final victory. The call emphasizes a united home front and sustained military mobilization.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Fifth Army Fends Off Cassino Attacks and Padua Rail Raid
Allied forces repelled fresh German efforts at Cassino as bomber and fighter aircraft hit northern Italian rail hubs. RAF Liberators and Wellingtons struck Padua rail yards, Verona and Bologna, while allied artillery pressed Hill 193 and nearby positions.
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Naples
Padua
Trieste
Milan
Brenner Pass
Bologna
Richard G. Maslock
Fifth Army
Cassino
Italy
Monastery Hill
Monte Castellone
Verona
Rimini
Adriatic
Venice
Ancona
ANPA to Intervene In AP Trust Suit
The American Newspaper Publishers Association announced it will intervene in the antitrust case of the government against the Associated Press, now on appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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ANPA
New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Associated Press
United States Supreme Court
WLB Chief Warns On Limiting Take Home Pay To Aid War
Washington March 23 Chairman William H Davis of the War Labor Board told the Senate Banking Committee that restricting workers take home earnings would be disastrous to the war effort He said wage decisions have kept basic living costs stable while earnings rose and noted that most workers have not seen changes in base hourly rates since October 1942 The testimony touched on extending the stabilization program and cited increases in overtime and promotions as factors in rising pay while not altering base rates substantially
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Washington
William H. Davis
The
War Labor Board
WLB
Congress
Davis
Little Steel
Danaher
R-Conn
Beaufighters Hit Two Small Ships Off Norway
Beaufighters attacked two small enemy ships off Norway and left one afire. one Beaufighter is missing, the air ministry announced. Berlin claimed three of 14 British torpedo planes were shot down during a convoy attack near Stadlandet. no British confirmation yet.
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London
N C Flier Saved By Heavy Flak Suit
Advanced South Pacific base reports waist gunner S/Sgt. Blaine Yelton of Bostic North Carolina was struck by a large flak fragment during a bombing run over Rabaul. The chunk pierced the padding but was stopped by a steel plate in his bulky flak suit, burning his hands as he recovered it. His Liberator returned to base after the mission celebrated for four confirmed Zero kills and probable victories.
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South Pacific
Blaine lYelton
Bostic
N. C
Rabaul
Yelton
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